SLAA475A October 2010 – March 2019 MSP430L092
These two registers are implemented for advanced use. In combination with the EOCBU bit, a measured value can be stored in a buffer for later treatment. This is useful when multi-channel ADC conversions are being performed, for example, to handle the newest value while the next ADC conversion is running in parallel.
In addition, the registers can be also used to provide new data on a regular time base. Using the ATBU bit and the capture compare register of the Timer_A0 (TA0CCR1), the new data can be written from the buffer to the count register on a regular basis. This can be used, for example, to provide new data to the DAC before the new analog value is needed.